Human Resources
Traveltek founder and CEO Kenny Picken to retire
Coming just a week after the resignation of senior vice president of sales Francis Riley, Traveltek’s founder and CEO Kenny Picken has now announced his plans to retire after sixteen years of leading the Scottish tech firm, amid a comleadership restructure.
“Culture is the key” says Amadeus’ HR mandarin
With employees always on the lookout for new opportunities to develop their life experiences as much as their career, the responsibility of human resources to find, develop and retain a business’ workforce becomes more and more challenging. To find out more I spoke to Pablo Alonso, the company’s human resources director in APAC, about how Amadeus does HR.
Founders and CEOs share their tips for finding the right team members
For the past year, I have spoken with founders and CEOs of various travel companies on how to find the right team members.
ITDC partners with local university to boost tourism education
With an aim to accelerate tourism and hospitality sectors in India, the Tourism Development Board entered into an agreement with Amity University in Haryana, India.
Mentoring, vision and thought leadership with Sushma Panikker Ceasar
Sushma Panikker Ceasar is an expert in leadership development and talent management.
Pipeline of female talent in aviation “simply not there,” says Flybe CEO
Following an online survey commissioned by Flybe, the UK based regional airline has announced it will be taking measures to combat the gender imbalance it perceives within the aviation industry.
The workforce of the future: When AI meets HR
TD spoke to Jitender Panihar on this week's podcast about how AI will affect the role of HR professionals and indeed the global workforce.
“Doing away with the yearly appraisals that nobody likes”: HR tech in 2018
I spoke to Adrian Tan, the cofounder of The Resource Group, about how HR technology will disrupt the industry in the years to come and how HR departments will operate in the future.
“HR is not about policies or transactions” – Sam Neo, founder of People Mentality Inc.
Sam Neo is the founder of People Mentality Incorporated, a Singapore-based HR consultancy, focussing on employment culture, I spoke to him about creating the 'picture perfect employer of choice for millennials'.
Kevin Tatem to make “immediate impact” at Frontdesk Anywhere
Frontdesk Anywhere has announced Kevin Tatem as its new managing director of Asia Pacific. Tatem will be based at the cloud-based hotel Property Management System (PMS)'s Bangkok office, reporting directly to Joe Kiernan, CEO.
CWT Meetings & Events new senior director to harness APAC MICE potential
Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s dedicated MICE division CWT Meetings & Events has signed up Sam Lay, as its new senior director for Asia Pacific.
Tom Enders declares “the ideal candidate” for CEO Airbus Helicopters
Airbus has appointed Bruno Even, 49, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Airbus Helicopters, effective 1 April 2018. He will report to Airbus CEO Tom Enders and join the company’s Executive Committee.
InterContinental Hotels promote seasoned executive to MD for Europe
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) has appointed industry leader Karin Sheppard as Managing Director for IHG across its European business.
Bleisure Travel – The Key to Happier (and Cheaper) Employees?
Nearly a third or 30 percent of employees would accept a lower paying job if it meant more travel, research
Hilton provides leadership training to young Chinese
Hilton has become the first hospitality company to partner with the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA), in a bid
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